Nobody Walks

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Nobody Walks
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Official film poster
Directed by Ry Russo-Young
Written by Lena Dunham
Ry Russo-Young
Produced by Jonathan Schwartz
Andrea Sperling
Alicia Van Couvering
Starring John Krasinski
Olivia Thirlby
Rosemarie DeWitt
Jane Levy
Cinematography Christopher Blauvelt
Edited byJohn Walter
Production
company
Super Crispy Entertainment
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Release dates
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$25,342

Nobody Walks is a 2012 American independent drama film directed by Ry Russo-Young. The film premiered in Competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won a special Jury Prize. [1] [2]

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The film stars John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, India Ennenga, Jane Levy and Justin Kirk, and was co-written by Russo-Young and Lena Dunham. [3]

Magnolia Pictures released the film on VOD September 6, 2012 and in theaters October 12, 2012.

Plot

23-year-old Martine has just arrived in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles when she moves into a wealthy family's pool house, and begins working to complete her art film. Meanwhile, Peter, a laid-back father of two, agrees to his wife's request to help their young guest complete the project. The more time Martine spends with her surrogate family, the more apparent it becomes no one will walk away from this situation unchanged.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 41% based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 5.19/10. [4]

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References

  1. Dan, Schoenbrun (29 January 2012). ""BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD" TOPS SUNDANCE AWARD WINNERS".
  2. makes anderson (2012-08-06). "Video Collection Data Base: Nobody Walks (2012)". Videocollectiondata-base.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  3. "Nobody Walks". Variety.
  4. "Nobody Walks (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-09-20.